The Tsunami Evaluation Coalition

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The Tsunami Evaluation Coalition
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The Tsunami Evaluation Coalition (TEC)

• January 2005 Several agencies discussed with
  ALNAP how to coordinate a tsunami evaluation
  effort to maximise learning while minimising
  duplication.
• February 2005 An ensuing meeting in Geneva led
  to the foundation of the TEC (guided by a CMG
  hosted by ALNAP).

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What are the TECs objectives?

• Level 1 Purpose
• To promote a sector wide approach to evaluations
  of tsunami response in order to optimise sector
  wide learning.
• Level 2 Purpose
• To develop and validate procedures for future
  establishment of such a coordination mechanism.

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Who is in it?

• As with ALNAP the TEC includes
• Bilateral Donors
• UN agencies
• NGOs and the Red Cross Movement

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Type of participation?

• First level
• Individual agency evaluations (reports for
  synthesis).
• Sharing ToRs and lessons (Online Forum
  www.alnap.org/tec).
• Evaluation map who, what, where, when.
• Second level
• Working together on five joint thematic
  evaluations (cross-cutting for all).
• Reducing number of agency evaluations (eg, OCHA,
  WHO, UNDP).
• Commitment to follow up on findings.
• Joint evaluations
• Managing Thematic Evaluations
• Steering Thematic Evaluations
• Supporting Thematic Evaluations

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Five joint thematic evaluations

• Coordination (incl civil-military issues)
• Impact on local and national capacities
• Needs assessments
• Linking relief, rehabilitation and development
  (LRRD)
• Funding study
• Each thematic evaluation is financed by a series
  of bilateral donors, UN agencies, and - in some
  cases - NGOs and the Red Cross.

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Particpation in Theme Groups

• Systemic Cross-cutting Themes Steering Group
  Membership
• Coordination
• (incl civil-military) OCHA (group lead)
  UNFPA USAID IFRC
• UNICEF
• Needs assessment WHO (co-lead)
• SDC (co-lead)
• FAO
• Funding study Danida (group lead) Ireland
• Canada Germany Netherlands
• Australia Luxemburg Japan
• World Vision DARA
• Local / national capacities UNDP (group lead)
  AIDMI Cordaid ActionAid
• UNICEF
• LRRD Sida (group lead) ECHO

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• Significant new learning and accountability
  initiative
• New model multi-partner decentralised
  distributed.
• Paradigm shift towards joint evaluations / value
  added.
• Responsive to need to reduce evaluative burden.

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• How Jointly is Joint?

Hybrid multi-partner (Distributed evaluation) Participation is open to all stakeholders (classic). Implementation is decentralised distributed ie, devolved to different partners in the evaluations. (lead agency steering committee working group) Various levels of linkage between separate but parallel and inter-related evaluations. Learning is synthesised at the central level.
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The TEC timeline
February Mar - Jul August Formation of TEC Formation of thematic groups and TOR Recruitment of teams and preparation
September Briefing workshop for the evaluation teams in Geneva
Sep - Nov Thematic studies field work TEC meeting in Copenhagen on utilisation learning.
November Post-fieldwork workshop (London) Initial Draft Reports
December February Publication of Initial Findings Teams meet to consolidate findings
March July 14th Thematic studies finalised Final Synthesis Report Published (at ECOSOC)

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• Find out more at
• http //www.alnap.org/TEC
• .